The first war in which wide-scale use of anesthetics occurred was the Civil War, and 80% of all wounds were in the extremities.
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Drying your hands with a paper towel will reduce the bacterial count on your hands by 45–60%.
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Alcohol acts as a diuretic. Eight ounces of water is needed to metabolize just 1 ounce of alcohol.
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In 1835 it was discovered that a disease of silkworms known as muscardine could be transferred from one silkworm to another, and was caused by a fungus.
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Approximately 500,000 babies are born each year in the United States to teenage mothers.
Technique of Indirect Percussion; Position of Hands for Posterior Thorax Percussion
Position for Otoscopic Examination
Important Motor Regions of the Human Brain
The ear and its anatomical structures.
Wrist in neutral position while performing effleurage.